329 result(s) for court rules
Home-Birth Midwife Geréb’s Sentence Reduced
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Thursday reduced a two-year prison sentence of Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife sentenced in connection with home births, to a 5-year suspended prison sentence.
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
Top Court Annuls Local Rules Restricting Muslim Religious Practices In Ásotthalom
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The top court has ruled that local council regulations in Ásotthalom, in southern Hungary, that banned certain Muslim religious practices were unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court annulled the sections of the regulations banning muezzins operating in public areas, the ban on burkas and chadors and the ban of propaganda activities that present marriage in other ways than the bond between a ...
Video: President Signs 'Anti-Soros' Law Despite Demos
- 11 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday President János Áder signed an amended law on higher education which governs the operations of foreign universities in Hungary. The president said in a statement that he had reviewed the bill’s constitutionality as well as its compliance with international treaties.
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...
European Court Advocate General Suggests Hungary Gambling Rules Could Violate EU Tenet
- 6 Apr 2017 10:50 AM
- current affairs
An advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has suggested, in an opinion, that Hungarian legislation on the licencing of online betting companies based in other European Union member states could violate the EU tenet of freedom to provide services.
There Will Be No 9 % Ad Tax In Hungary In 2018
- 5 Apr 2017 9:22 AM
- business
There will not be a 9% ad tax in 2018, Lajos Kósa, parliamentary group leader of the governing Fidesz, said. Economy Minister Mihaly Varga earlier submitted an amendment proposing to raise the tax on advertising to 9% from 5.3% from June 2017 for taxpayers with revenue exceeding 100 million forints (EUR 320,000).
Leftist Parties Slam Government For ‘Lex CEU’
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Monday voiced sharp criticism of a bill before parliament designed to change rules on colleges and universities funded from abroad, and seen by its opponents as legislation directed against the Central European University (CEU).
Top Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Monday ruled that local police in northern Hungary had discriminated against the local Roma community by failing to protect them against harassment by extremist groups. The Kúria ruled that by failing to protect the Roma population in the village of Gyöngyöspata from abuse in spring 2011, the police themselves had been guilty of harassment against the ...
Home-Birth Midwife Geréb’s Sentence Reduced
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Thursday reduced a two-year prison sentence of Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife sentenced in connection with home births, to a 5-year suspended prison sentence.
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
Top Court Annuls Local Rules Restricting Muslim Religious Practices In Ásotthalom
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The top court has ruled that local council regulations in Ásotthalom, in southern Hungary, that banned certain Muslim religious practices were unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court annulled the sections of the regulations banning muezzins operating in public areas, the ban on burkas and chadors and the ban of propaganda activities that present marriage in other ways than the bond between a ...
Video: President Signs 'Anti-Soros' Law Despite Demos
- 11 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday President János Áder signed an amended law on higher education which governs the operations of foreign universities in Hungary. The president said in a statement that he had reviewed the bill’s constitutionality as well as its compliance with international treaties.
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...
European Court Advocate General Suggests Hungary Gambling Rules Could Violate EU Tenet
- 6 Apr 2017 10:50 AM
- current affairs
An advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has suggested, in an opinion, that Hungarian legislation on the licencing of online betting companies based in other European Union member states could violate the EU tenet of freedom to provide services.
There Will Be No 9 % Ad Tax In Hungary In 2018
- 5 Apr 2017 9:22 AM
- business
There will not be a 9% ad tax in 2018, Lajos Kósa, parliamentary group leader of the governing Fidesz, said. Economy Minister Mihaly Varga earlier submitted an amendment proposing to raise the tax on advertising to 9% from 5.3% from June 2017 for taxpayers with revenue exceeding 100 million forints (EUR 320,000).
Leftist Parties Slam Government For ‘Lex CEU’
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Monday voiced sharp criticism of a bill before parliament designed to change rules on colleges and universities funded from abroad, and seen by its opponents as legislation directed against the Central European University (CEU).
Top Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Monday ruled that local police in northern Hungary had discriminated against the local Roma community by failing to protect them against harassment by extremist groups. The Kúria ruled that by failing to protect the Roma population in the village of Gyöngyöspata from abuse in spring 2011, the police themselves had been guilty of harassment against the ...